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Blow In Insulation Questions

You guys in this group have come through for me so many times before so I hope you can help again! We have a fifty-some...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jeffy3
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by jeffy3

Load capacity of 200-amp panel

This came up elsewhere and I am just curious about what the answer is. If someone has a main service panel with a 200-a...
208 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JayB
208 comments posted 17yrs posted by JayB

What would you do with this shower?

I'm thinking of re-doing a shower stall that is currently tiled, and I want a smooth surface without tiles (I don&#...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by yellowbirddog
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by yellowbirddog

Need ideas (electrical)

I just built a pole barn (36 x 48). I put clear panels on one side 2 feet from the eave to allow light in during the da...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ninebal310
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by ninebal310

Garbage disposal effluents corroding pipes?

My son detected a foul smell coming from somewhere under the kitchen. Suspecting a dead animal in a vent, they called a...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wonmug
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by wonmug

Clear glass shower doors?

So I'm redoing the bathroom with a tub surround and some bypass doors for showering. I had figured on using obscure...
34 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

Electrical Question

Is it normal to have some residual voltage, under 5 volts, between the neutral and the ground? Voltage between hot and n...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by survey
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by survey

Sheetrock question

I've got a weird situation where I need to hang sheetrock upside down, like on a ceiling. The board has to span 28...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jack
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack

Raccoon Revenge

"[PORTAGE, Ind] Trying to get a large raccoon out from under her mobile home, a Northwest Indiana woman accidently [sic...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Wireless doorbell

My doorbell stopped so I checked the 3 batteries in the ringer unit with a flash light. Sure enough, one was dead as on...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by boobooililililil
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by boobooililililil

90% efficiency hot water heat boilers

Does anyone have any experience with the high efficiency boilers? I'm considering replacing my 25yr old boiler with...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmfoerster
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmfoerster

Nude homeowner arrested

"SPRINGFIELD, Va., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Virginia man said he is fighting the indecent exposure charge brought against him...
71 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Oren
71 comments posted 17yrs posted by Oren

Foundation Flashing?

The floor of my screen porch is about a foot off the ground. To close off the opening between that and the ground (base...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by x
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by x

OT Paperless bill pay

To me, it is very inconvenient to have to create an account on the web site of all the utility companies to be able to...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kilowatt
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by kilowatt

(OT) car questions ng?

Is there a (US-centric*) equivalent to alt.home.repair for car maintenance questions? Didn't seem appropriate to po...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnews
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by jules.richardsonnews